Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Preferred Label : Necrotizing Enterocolitis;

NCIt synonyms : NEC;

NCIt related terms : Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Fetus or Newborn;

NCIt definition : A fulminating disease of neonates in which there is extensive mucosal ulceration, pseudomembrane formation, submucosal hemorrhage, and necrosis usually of the right colon, cecum, terminal ileum, and appendix, possibly due to perinatal intestinal ischemia and bacterial invasion. Progression can lead to necrosis, perforation and/or scarring of the intestinal tract.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A disease of neonates in which there is extensive mucosal ulceration, pseudomembrane formation, submucosal hemorrhage, and necrosis.;

Details

Origin ID

C84915;

UMLS CUI

C4082937;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- ENTEROCOLITIS NECROTISING [WHO-ART Included Term]
- Enterocolitis necrotising [MedDRA LLT]
- Enterocolitis necrotizing [MedDRA LLT]
- Necrotising enterocolitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Necrotising enterocolitis of newborn [ICD-11 Category]
- Necrotizing enterocolitis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Necrotizing enterocolitis [ORDO Disease]
- Necrotizing enterocolitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Necrotizing enterocolitis in fetus OR newborn (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- enterocolitis, necrotizing [MeSH Descriptor]
- enterocolitis, necrotizing [MeSH concept]
- necrotizing enterocolitis [Disease (Nov.)]
- necrotizing enterocolitis [Radlex concept]
- necrotizing enterocolitis in fetus or newborn [SNOMED Notion]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Digestive System [NCIt concept]
- Intestine [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Necrotizing enterocolitis in fetus OR newborn (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Perinatal necrotizing enterocolitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Neonatal Research Network Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology Mapped to MedDRA [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Perinatal Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Digestive System [NCIt concept]

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